Tag has been getting quite competitive recently where situations have led to some unnecessary collisions.

This is mainly due to the following factors:

1. Competition
2. Different levels of play
3. Organisers not taking it serious enough.
4. Refs accepting unnecessary tackles or collisions .
5. No proper rules to define what contact is in Tag.
6. Most players have full contact experience and habits are inclined to pop up now and again unintentionally.                                                                 

Zero Tolerance came about due the growing      incidents of contact on the tag playing field.

Any clubs or leagues associated with Trugby.Com supports the 'Zero Tolerance' campaign for the health, safety, and fun of the sport. This new policy states that their organisers, refs, and staff must address these concerns.

It’s very helpful if organisers or refs can sense situations erupting. For this reason, we look out for early signs.

When contact situations arise, it must be addressed especially if there is anybody intimidated, effected, or hurt when it comes to such incidents.

They have the right to call out any such situations without fear of being singled out in a negative way and feel assured there is accountability. To successfully provide this attention, a mutual respect between all the league/club staff and players must be in place.

All staff aim to be polite, helpful, and sensitive to all players’ individual needs and circumstances. They would respectfully remind players that very often staff could be confronted with a multitude of varying and sometimes difficult tasks and situations, all at the same time. The staff understand some players do not always act in a reasonable manner and will take this into consideration when dealing with complaints:

As a rule, under no circumstances will this be tolerated:

• Bad language or swearing
• Any physical violence towards any person
• Verbal abuse of any form including verbally insulting one another
• Racial abuse and sexual harassment will not be tolerated.

Persistent or unrealistic demands that cause stress to anyone will not be accepted. Requests will be met wherever possible, and explanations given when they can.

We ask everyone to be always courteous.

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